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There is only one way to solve the alleged crisis of the erosion of 'family values.' And that is to get right down to the root cause of the problem. ↗

— Mike Royko

#cause #crisis #down #erosion #family

When Michael Jordan quit, I suddenly found myself without a sports hero. ↗

— Mike Royko

#hero #i #jordan #michael #michael jordan

I don't know if 1300 players could really participate in the selection of a commissioner, and I've never given it a great deal of thought. I think it's a logical point they could make, but it's only an academic one. ↗

— Pete Rozelle

#commissioner #could #deal #given #great

Some of the greatest social reformers of our time were wealthy. ↗

— Jerry Rubin

#our #our time #reformers #social #some

I'm not claiming that football is the nation's salvation in this area, but it's one of them, one little thing that apparently has captured the imagination of a large sector of our society. But when football can't be a relatively pure outlet, a fun thing, then it hurts itself. ↗

— Pete Rozelle

#area #captured #claiming #football #fun

In fact, an awful lot of N.F.L. club owners have practically no influence on their players at all, simply because they're not full-time working owners. ↗

— Pete Rozelle

#because #club #fact #full-time #in fact

People are interested in pro football because it provides them with an emotional oasis; they don't want football to get involved in the same types of court cases, racial problems and legislative issues they encounter in the rest of American life. ↗

— Pete Rozelle

#american life #because #cases #court #court cases

Pro football was taking off when I became commissioner, and when a sport's successful and you're its chief executive officer, much of the credit flows to you and you develop a good track record. ↗

— Pete Rozelle

#chief #chief executive #commissioner #credit #develop

Rather than saying that the commissioner is hired by the owners and therefore is subservient to them, you have to look at whether or not the players are getting a fair shake. ↗

— Pete Rozelle

#fair #fair shake #getting #hired #look

Squabbling in public will eventually ruin football; there's no doubt it's hurting us already. Polls taken by Louis Harris - polls as valid as any political polls - indicate that very clearly. ↗

— Pete Rozelle

#any #clearly #doubt #eventually #football